Books Are Burning Chords by Xtc

_ _ _ [G] saw burning _ [D] in the main square
and I [E] saw the _ [A] fiery
[D] darkness, [G] smoke saw burning _
[D] in the ceiling _ [E] and you know
where the [A] burn books people
[D] are next I [Em] _
[A] believe the
[F] prayer the words people give you
[Em] _
[A] doesn't matter [C] what it _ [G] says
[Em] _
[A] face them hotline from the [F] dead
back to the living _ [Bb] keep [A] to the
fire [C] for your hearts and [D] your
head _ _ _ books [G] are burning _
[D] in our own town
[E] watch us turn around and [A] cast
our glances [D] elsewhere [G] books are
burning _ [D] in the playground
_ [Ab] smell of burn [E] books is [Am] not
unlike [D] human hair
_ [Em] _
[A] I believe the [F] principle word is more than
sacred [Em] _
[A] beyond the gauge of good or
[G] bad _ [Em] the [A] human right to [F] let your
soul fly free and naked [Bb] out [A] of
the violence of the fearful [D] and
sad _ of _ _ [E] _ the church [G] of magic _ _ [Bb] _ unmoistened _ [F] ignorance [D] with
_ [E] the church [G] of magic
_ _ [Bb] _ _ by [F] breathing [D] in the smoke of _ dreams
straight up see
_ [G] _ _ each [Gbm] day now
[E] and I pray now you [A] boys will
tire of [D] these games
[G] I _ _ [Gbm] hope [D] somehow
this [E] will allow a [A] Phoenix
up [D] from the [G] flame
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] books [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] are burning _ _ _
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